idiopathic
/ˌɪdioʊˈpæθɪk/adjective
idiopathic is spelled I-D-I-O-P-A-T-H-I-C: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, idiopathic means “Of, relating to, or designating a disease or condition having no known cause” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in idiopathic?
| Letters | 10: I-D-I-O-P-A-T-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is idiopathic?
Idiopathic appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce idiopathic?
- /ˌɪdioʊˈpæθɪk/
Idiopathic has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-idiopathic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does idiopathic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or designating a disease or condition having no known cause.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Idiopathic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disease or condition having no known cause:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | idiopathique |
| German | idiopathisch |
| Portuguese | idiopático |
| Spanish | idiopático |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does idiopathic come from?
From idio- + -pathic. First appears c. 1669, in the publications of William Simpson.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).